Meetings
P-05-794 Lowering the Voting Age to Sixteen
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
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Meeting: 25/09/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 25/09/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 25/09/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3
PDF 36 KB
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- 18.07.18 Written statement by Elin Jones AM, Llywydd, as Chair of the Assembly Commission, item 3
PDF 238 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered a recent written statement by the Llywydd and agreed to
close the petition in light of the legislation announced to lower the minimum
voting age to 16 for both Assembly and local authority elections, and
congratulate the petitioners on the success of their campaign.
Meeting: 23/01/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
- Webcast for 23/01/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 23/01/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2
PDF 36 KB
View as HTML (2/1) 6 KB
- Research Brief, item 2
PDF 57 KB
View as HTML (2/2) 40 KB
- 05.12.17 Correspondence – First Minister to the Chair, item 2
PDF 205 KB
- 10.01.18 Correspondence - Llywydd to the Chair, item 2
PDF 117 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to await the
publication of the public consultation on electoral reform and encourage the
petitioners and other supporters to submit their views to this.